Am trying to trace back an error on a spreadsheet, but am having difficulties tracing it. Here is the code that is present on the cell:
=IF($A$4="","N/A",
IF(OR('Manual Input'!$I$6="ENTER ENGAGEMENT LETTER DATE
(YYYY/MM/DD)",'Manual Input'!$I$6=""),"SEE REVIEW PERIOD START DATE",
IF(AF4="No",
IF(AND(
IF(AND(TRIM(I4)<>"NA",TRIM(I4)<>"N/A",TRIM(I4<>"None"),
MAX(IF(ISTEXT(I4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(I4)),I4),IF(ISTEXT(G4),DATEVALUE(TRI
M(G4)),G4))>($AQ$1-365),IF(ISTEXT(G4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(G4)),G4)>($AQ$1-365)),
IF(ISTEXT(G4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(G4)),G4)
<=IF(ISTEXT(T4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(T4)),T4),TRIM(T4),
IF(AND(TRIM(I4)<>"NA",TRIM(I4)<>"N/A",TRIM(I4)
<>"None"),IF(ISTEXT(I4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(I4)),I4)
<=IF(ISTEXT(T4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(T4)),T4),
OR(TRIM(I4)="NA",TRIM(I4)="N/A",TRIM(I4)="None")),
IF(ISTEXT(G4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(G4)),G4)<=IF(AND(TRIM(U4)<>"NA",TRIM(U4)
<>"N/A"),IF(ISTEXT(U4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(U4)),U4),TRIM(U4)),
IF(ISTEXT(G4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(G4)),G4)<=IF(AND(TRIM(V4)<>"NA",TRIM(V4)
<>"N/A"),IF(ISTEXT(V4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(V4)),V4),TRIM(V4)),
IF(ISTEXT(G4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(G4)),G4)<=IF(AND(TRIM(W4)<>"NA",TRIM(W4)
<>"N/A"),IF(ISTEXT(W4),DATEVALUE(TRIM(W4)),W4),TRIM(W4))),
"Yes","No"),"INVALID VALUES")))
I keep getting a value error. I tried running the Evaluate formula and the following is the sequence before the error happens:
IF(FALSE, #N/A, IF(FALSE, #N/A, IF(TRUE, IF(AND(TRUE, TRUE, "2017/04/24",
TRUE, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE), "Yes, "No"), "Invalid")))
I know that the date is supposed to be a True/False, but am not sure how to correct it. Any help would be good.
Data:
I4 = NA, G4 = 2017/4/20, AQ1 = 2017/03/01
T4=2017/4/24, U4=2017/4/26, V4=NA
Additionally, on clicking error checking, it states that "The value used on the formula is of wrong data type"
I was able to solve the issue. I traced the error back to an AND statement issue.
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hello everyone I'm here and needs help with excel
message from excel is
(you've entered too many arguments for this function)
and that my function.
=IF(AND(H2="A","B"),"group 1",IF(AND(N2H2="C","D"),"group 2",""))
please any one can help ?
The first condition to test within the IF statement "AND(H2="A","B")" will always return false - as this tests "Is H2 = "A" ? AND "Is '"B"'?
H2 cannot equal "A" and "B" simultaneously, and besides, even if you wanted to test that you'd have to use "AND(H2="A", H2="B").
Imagine someone asking you the Q "Is H2 = "A"?"
You could answer this if you knew what was in cell H2 (like Excel does) - and you could answer 'True' (yes) or 'False' (no).
But if you were asked is "B" as well? you would probably be quite puzzled - perhaps you would reply "Is "B" what as well"?
Excel would also be puzzled and in such circumstances the default response is 'False' (until proven otherwise!)
The 2nd AND statement is the wrong syntax - see here for some examples of how to use the AND statement.
This is probably why you are seeing the error you see - again:
If someone asked you "Is N2H2="C" and is "B" as well?
You wouldn't know which cell I was referring to (N2H2 does not exist in Excel)
Further, you wouldn't know what to say to "Is "B"?" (Is it a consonent? Is it capital? Is it the 2nd letter of the alphabet? Is it what?
Using this equation Excel will not return an error "too many arguments", it will return "invalid name error" (because there is no such thing as "N2H2" as far as Excel is concerned")
You need to use the following generic syntax for AND statements of this type:
AND(cell 1=some value1, cell 2= some value2) - not AND(cell1cell2=some value1, some value2)
i.e. this would be correct syntax:
=IF(AND(H2="A",N2="B"),"group 1",IF(AND(H2="D",N2="C"),"group 2",""))
(but it assumes you are trying to test cell N2 = B in the first AND statement because it's impossible for cell H2 to equal both A and B at the same time as I've said above)
As someone has pointed out in the comments - if you're testing whether H2 can be "A" OR "B" then simply use the OR statement - i.e. something like this:
=IF(OR(H2="A",H2="B"),"group 1",IF(AND(H2="D",N2="C"),"group 2",""))
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/and-function-5f19b2e8-e1df-4408-897a-ce285a19e9d9
=IFS(SEARCH("C*",A9),"Cake",SEARCH("K*",A9),"Cookies",SEARCH("B*",A9),"Bread & Bun",SEARCH("Y*",A9),"Pastry")
It works for the first criteria and returns "cake" but won't work for the others. I keep getting a #VALUE error.
Can help please??
SEARCH isn't a Boolean-valued function. It doesn't return FALSE if the string isn't found -- it returns a #VALUE! error which isn't coerced to FALSE.
What you could do is wrap everything like SEARCH("C*",A9) with ISNUMBER(): ISNUMBER(SEARCH("C*",A9)) since Excel can tell that #VALUE! isn't a number.
Below is my table, I want to extract status starting with "QATs" but the formula is not working.
CRM,QATsPending
PRM,QATSInprogress
CRM,QATsOnHold
CRM,QATsCompleted,Screen
My formula is working
=IF(G2="*Pending*", "QATsPending", IF(G2="*Completed*","QATsCompleted", IF(G2="*O2InProgress*", "QATsInProgress", "QATsOnHold")))
It is giving on QATsOnHold as output.
Your ELSE (, "QATsOnHold")))) is triggered for everything as no values in your Table actually EQUAL anything you are trying to match
You are also putting the value to match and the value to return in the wrong order.
It should be Match, Return, e.g. =IF(G2="QATsPending", "Pending"... not =IF(G2="Pending", "QATsPending"
Your code:
=IF(G2="Pending", "QATsPending", IF(G2="Completed","QATsCompleted", IF(G2="O2InProgress", "QATsInProgress", "QATsOnHold")))
Should be:
=IF(G2="QATsPending", "Pending", IF(G2="QATsCompleted","Completed", IF(G2="QATsInProgress", "O2InProgress", "QATsOnHold")))
But looking at your Table.. might actually be:
=IF(G2="QATsPending PRM", "Pending", IF(G2="QATsCompleted","Completed", IF(G2="QATSInprogress CRM", "O2InProgress", "QATsOnHold")))
I am working on a document where I need to be able to test multiple options in an if statement to see if one of them are true to decide if a paragraph displays on the document. I have been trying to figure out why my OR formula is not returning a value for me to test and I am not sure why it is not showing anything when it is updating.
I have inserted a field and added a formula within that field that I am hoping will work with my If statement to show the proper paragraph contens.
When I use an Or statement, even one as simple as { OR(1=1) } and update and toggle the field I get no result. From what I have read I should get a 1 or a 0, but I don't seem to get either of these results. The line just ends up blank. When I test it with my If formula it always shows the false result, even when the Or contains a true result.
The formula I am currently working with is:
{ IF{ OR("$event.eventType.name}" = "Birthday", "$event.eventType.name}" =
"Conference" } "Yes" "No" }
If I update and toggle the Or field it shows blank, no result either true or false, and makes the If formula show as false event on results where it should show true. As I mentioned above I even tried setting it to 1=1 and still could not get it to show as true. Not sure if there is something I am missing in working with the formula.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
It's not clear from your post what $event.eventType.name is. Presumably it's a field generated by an Addin. In that case, you should be able to use something like:
{IF{={IF{$event.eventType.name}= "Birthday" 1 0}+{IF{$event.eventType.name}= "Conference" 1 0}# 0}> 0 "Yes" "No"}
or:
{={IF{$event.eventType.name}= "Birthday" 1 0}+{IF{$event.eventType.name}= "Conference" 1 0} \# "'Yes',,'No'"}
Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above example are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor is it practical to add them via any of the standard Word dialogues. The spaces represented in the field constructions are all required. If your fields are a kind of mergefield, you'll need to insert 'MERGEFIELD ' at the start of each one, thus:
{MERGEFIELD $event.eventType.name}
Column_A Column_B New (Expecting result for this situation)
#N/A #N/A Manual Posting
My function has problem for the last syntax"IFERROR(IFERROR(....)" . Currently, I get #N/A for the "New" column. However, I want to get "Manual Posting" instead.
My syntax:
=IF(OR(IFERROR(B1,A1)="Bank BPH",IFERROR(B1,A1)="GE Budapest Bank"),"GECapital",IF(IFERROR(B1,A1)="Avio Aero","GE Aviation",IFERROR(IFERROR(B1,A1),"Manual Posting")))
Ok, working it out I think I can explain.
IFERROR(x,y) returns value x, unless it's an error, then it returns y .. (even if it is an error).
You then take result of that, and compare it to a string:
IFERROR(A1,B1)="Bank BPH"
Assuming valid values, that expression will, of course, return TRUE or FALSE.
If both A1 and B1 are error, however, what happens ??
What is the result of:
#ERR="string" ??
answer: an error ...
so what does the IF do with an error? it's neither true, nor false.
You can simplify the situation to just this expression to see what's going on:
=IFERROR(A1,B1)="Bank BPH"
it returns an error.
Neither true nor false.
You're going to need another check condition for an error and how to handle it ..
perhaps:
=IF(AND(ISERROR(A1),ISERROR(B1)), "Manual post", IFERROR(A1,B1)="Bank BPH")
might do the trick ??
I think I figure out the correct syntax. I used to put the "AND(ISERROR(B18),ISERROR(A18)),"Manual Posting" to the end. However, I moved it at the beginning, it seems the problem can be solved.
=IF(AND(ISERROR(B18),ISERROR(A18)),"Manual Posting",IF(OR(IFERROR(B18,A18)="Bank BPH",IFERROR(B18,A18)="GE Budapest Bank"),"GE Capital",IF(IFERROR(B18,A18)="Avio Aero","GE Aviation",IFERROR(B18,A18))))